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W. E. BROOK.

CAN OPENER;

No. 264,818. Patented Sept. 19, 1882..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. BROOK, OFELIZABETH, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO MARTIN L. TRIMMER, OF DUNELLEN, N. J.

CAN-OPENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,818, dated September 19, 1882 Application filed April 3, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. BROOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elizabeth, in thecounty of Union and State of New 5 Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in OatrOpeners, of which the following-is a specification, reference being had resents a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a back 20 view, showing flange or rib and stop. Fig. 3 is a bottom view.

Similarlettersrepresentcorrespondingparts. The letter A represents a handle, which may be made of wood or any other suitable mate- 2 i'al. The lower end of the handle terminates in a shank, B, which is either provided with aslot extending its entire length or it is split longitudinally, so as to divide it into two branches, 1) b, which latter form is preferable. (its a thin metal plate, approximately of a ti iangular form and preferably curved in crosssection, although it may be made straight, if necessary. The metal plate (3 is inserted in the slot or slit of the shank, extending down- 5 wardly therefrom, and it is secured in place by a screw, pin, rivet, or bolt, a, passing through lb and through the branches b b.

On the lower part of the blade 0 is formed an oblique cutting edge or knife, 61, the up- 0 per part ending in a stop, H, which stop H arrests the downward action of the blade.

On the blade 0 is formed a vertical flange lower part (see a, Fig. 1) to provide for its facile insertion into the can.

'In using the instrument, the blade 0 is inset ted into the can by pressing on the handle A until it is arrested by the stop Hand the shank B of the handle, when itis again withdrawn and again inserted in the can, which operation is continued as often as necessary to open the can, the flange or rib E forming an abutment or guiding-edge for every insertion of the blade after the first one.

The de\ice is simple-and cheap in construction, and affords a convenient opener for any style or size of can.

What 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As an improved article of manufacture, a.

can-opener consisting of a handle, A, provided with a bladeor knife, 0, having a vertical guid- N ing-edgepltl, at right angles thereto, and an oblique cutting-edge, d, hereby provision is made in one instrument for opening ditt'erei'it kinds of cans, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM .E. BROOK.

Vtitnesses:

FRANCIS CLARA BOWEN, A. JAMES LASKE. 

